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Re: allow only a strictly defined set of references under .git/

From
Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 16, 2005, 20:44 UTC
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Junio C Hamano, Fri, Dec 16, 2005 19:01:20 +0100:
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> > Maybe we should only allow only a strictly defined set of refnames
> > under $GIT_DIR? The directory is used pretty much for anything else
> > (temporary message files, config, description).
> 
> I am glad somebody is paying attention.
> 
I actually run into it...
> Probably post 1.0 --- I have not assessed the extent of
> confusion yet.
It has good chances to continue to grow, as git gets more exposure.
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